Emotion Dysregulation

The culture of maximum-security prison, for example, values attributes relating to the alpha male and look up to toughness and insensitivity, who practices hostility and manipulation toward both other inmates and prison staff. Passive behaviors, feministic qualities, softness of character, and signs of emotional pains are frown upon and view as weakness (Clear, Cole, Petrosino, Reisig,

The purpose of this study is to determine whether psychoeducational group therapy will reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety and PTSD among women who are incarcerated. By determining the best intervention methods to decrease symptoms of mental illness within this population, these women will be able to interact more positively with others within the prison environment, feel more in control, and possibly have a reduced chance of returning to prison after being released.

& Bender, K. (2009). Effects of correction-based programs for female inmates: a systematic review. Research on Social Work Practice, 21(1), 15-31. doi: 10.1177/1049731509352337

Interestingly, in a study completed by Spiropoulos, Spruance, Voorhis & Schmitt (2005), “gender responsive” applications of cognitive behavioral therapy were applied to men and women in community and prison settings. In developing the CBT for women, the researchers considered factors such

It has already been established that the prison population for female offenders is growing, but the complexity of the population is changing as well. Special populations make up the group of female offenders, specifically including middle-aged inmates, physically ill inmates, and of course mentally ill inmates (Lewis, 200). The pathology of these women vary, many struggle or previously struggled with substance abuse, psychosis,

Research has identified that prison based substance abuse treatment for offenders differs greatly for males and females. Female offenders tend to have numerous triggers for their substance abuse with the research showing female offenders being significantly disadvantaged compared with male offenders when entering treatment programs (Messina, Grella, Cartier, & Torres, 2010). The following essay will summarise research conducted on the topic of substance abuse treatments for incarcerated females, looking at the research conducted by Messina et al. (2010), and how this research fits in with the available literature, and the contribution it has made to the field of research on the topic.

Does stressful and/or traumatic life events aid in individual incarceration? The focus of the investigation was to assess the prevalence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) diagnosis and the amount of lifetime exposure to stressful and/or traumatic life events in male inmates with an acute psychiatric illness who were hospitalized during their incarceration (Gosein et al., 2015). It was hypothesized that mentally ill male inmates will have higher rates of traumatic exposure and PTSD compared to expected rates for this group. Inmates were assessed via the Life Stressor Checklist-Revised (LSC), and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV TR axis Disorders (SCID-I) to determine if exposures to stressful and/or traumatic life events contributed to incarceration. A total of 65 males consented to participate in the study; however, only 48 continued with the study because 17 did not have the capacity to sign the informed consent form. The results of this study supported the hypothesis that exposures to stressful and/or traumatic life events

The documentary film provided for this assignment focused on the Wayne County Correction System located in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit has been characterized as a city under siege. The city is notoriously known for having one of the highest homicide rates, rapid street crimes, and prison system filled with citizens. In the film, the psychoanalyst emphasized that Wayne County Jail is targeting female offenders that are recidivist, full of rage, and simply out of control. The correction system is perceived to be the “last hope” for many of the female offenders because their life of criminality could lead to life long prison sentences or even worse death. Many of the women are in the film have been convicted of robberies, drug trafficking, prostitution,

Over the past decade there has been an increase of teenage female offender’s joining the juvenile justice system. The number continues to the rise throughout both violent and non-violent offenses. This is a huge change from the population only a decade ago, the change in gender roles through society is partly the reason for this change however, there are several other reasons that contribute the growing population. In female juvenile offenders there tends to be high occurrence of emotional and mental illness that relate to aggressive and antisocial behavior. There is also a theme of poverty, single parent’s or abuse in early childhood of offenders. The combination of these issue contribute to problem behavior syndrome, making these girls more susceptible to a risky lifestyle. Additionally the risk of criminal involvement increase the earlier a girl start’s to display antisocial or deviant behavior.

3. Some of the special problems female inmates face include health care, vocational trainning and work oppurtunities, potential sexual abuse by staff, substance abuse, and prblems relating to their children.(Seiter, pg219)

The focus will be to increase insight into how current/past thoughts and behaviors impact present day living and learning to identify triggers as well as coping methods to help decrease mood-related symptoms, as well as to refrain from engaging in behavior-related symptoms. Client will learn what activating events (affair) trigger negative thoughts (feelings of rage) and problematic behaviors (assault/violence). Pat’s adaptive and maladaptive belief systems will be explored and what triggers impulsive

Although there are similar risk factors that apply in male and female delinquency, there are underlying biological functions, psychological traits and social interpretations that result in varying forms of delinquency and therefore, programming for female juvenile males and females must differ. The females need these programs for emotional, physical and mental support.

In prison, women are considered to be less violent than male inmate. This difference is not taken into account upon constructing prisons for female offenders. In fact, construction is based on the correctional model about men being violent. Each gender interacts within prisons differently as well. For instance, males form gangs within prisons. They act territorially and fight to maintain power. In addition, men are more likely to congregate by race. On the other hand, females look to form small families that are not racially specific. Women will fight due to jealousy. However, they are more likely to vent their hostility upon themselves through self mutilation. The way the prison is set up also creates a difference. Prisons for males dived prisoners via classification based on the dangerousness of the crime. In contrast women’s prisons generally allow incarcerated women to mix freely (Stuart von Wormer & Bartollas, 2011).

We all have them and when they hit they are usually unexpected and beyond our control.

Lavinia et. al. (2010) describes a study that calculated physiology factors on a person’s predisposition to aggression in intimate relationships. The study looked at physiological reactivity, which is defined as changes to a person’s body brought about by a stimulus. The study found that individuals that are antisocial and violent are